Joy (Toni Pearen song)

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"Joy"
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Single by Toni Pearen
from the album Intimate
Released6 March 1995 (Australia) [1]
Genre Pop, Dance-pop
Length3:58
Label Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s) A Cadell, T Pearen
Toni Pearen singles chronology
"Walkaway Lover"
(1994)
"Joy"
(1995)

"Joy" is a pop/dance song performed by Australian actress/singer Toni Pearen. It was released in March 1995 [1] as the fourth and final single from her debut album Intimate . "Joy" entered the ARIA top 100 singles chart on 19 March 1995 at #75, peaking at #71 the following week. [2] "Joy" was released at a time when Pearen's music career was heading into decline. The album Intimate was unsuccessful and the previous single "Walkaway Lover" had charted lower than her first two singles, although it did make the top forty. "Joy" has so far been Toni Pearen's last single release.

Contents

Although Toni Pearen's music career had faltered by early-mid 1995, she did star in that year's successful comedy film All Men Are Liars , in which she played the lead singer of an all-female band as well as contributing some songs to the film's soundtrack.

Track listing

CD and cassette single
  1. "Joy"
  2. "Joy" (Classic 12)
  3. "Joy" (Master Mix)
  4. "Joy" (Extended Single)
  5. "Joy" (A Capella)
  6. "Joy" (World Peace Mix)

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] [2] 71

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References

  1. 1 2 The ARIA Report. Vol. 264. ARIA. 5 March 1995. p. 22.
  2. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 214.
  3. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Apr 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-04-25. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.